{"id":4010,"date":"2026-08-17T17:14:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T17:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=4010"},"modified":"2026-08-17T17:14:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T17:14:13","slug":"ohio-state-and-oregon-are-1-2-in-preseason-top-25-football-poll-penn-state-18th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=4010","title":{"rendered":"Ohio State and Oregon are 1-2 in preseason Top 25 football poll; Penn State 18th"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div><audio><\/audio><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ohio State and Oregon are 1-2 in the AP Top 25, giving the Big Ten Conference the top two teams in the preseason rankings for just the second time ever. Georgia, Notre Dame and Texas round out the top 5.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=4008\">Ryan Richter challenged Cavan Sullivan to step up in New York. The teen phenom went on to steal the show.<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The Southeastern Conference gets bragging rights with nine ranked teams, but the Big Ten isn\u2019t far behind with eight.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Penn State is ranked 18th going into its first season with coach Matt Campbell, who was hired in December following a 7-6 season that cost James Franklin his job in October. Penn State is one of four teams in the Top 25 with new coaches.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Indiana finished the 2025 season at No. 1 in the rankings after a historic 16-0 run and national championship game victory. This season, Ohio State enters with the best odds (+600) to win it all. Notre Dame (+650), Texas (+650), Indiana (+800) and Oregon (+800) round out the top five.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The Top 25 voters are more than 60 journalists covering college football for AP members and other news organizations. They\u2019re urged to base their votes on head-to-head results, not reputation, preseason speculation or regional bias.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>Conference breakdown<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><b>SEC (9)<\/b>: No. 3 Georgia, No. 5 Texas, No. 8 Texas A&amp;M, No. 9 Mississippi, No. 10 Oklahoma, No. 11 LSU, No. 13 Alabama, No. 20 Tennessee, No. 25 Missouri<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><b>Big Ten (8)<\/b>: No. 1 Ohio State, No. 2 Oregon, No. 6 Indiana, No. T-14 USC, No. 16 Michigan, No. 17 Washington, No. 18 Penn State, No. 22 Iowa<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><b>Big 12 (4)<\/b>: No. 12 Texas Tech, No. T-14 BYU, No. 21 Utah, No. 23 Houston<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><b>ACC (3)<\/b>: No. 7 Miami, No. 19 SMU, No. 24 Louisville<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><b>Independent (1)<\/b>: No. 4 Notre Dame<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>SEC has 9 ranked teams to Big Ten\u2019s 8<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Having Ohio State and Oregon enter the season Nos. 1 and 2 ahead of sixth-ranked defending conference and national champion Indiana is a flex for the Big Ten, which already is riding the momentum of winning the last three national titles.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=4006\">City commits to being \u2018part of the solution\u2019 to preserve affordable rental homes in West and Southwest Philly<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Having five of the top 10 teams, and seven of the top 13, bolsters the SEC\u2019s contention that it has greater depth. The SEC has nine ranked teams compared to the Big Ten\u2019s eight.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The debate goes on over conference supremacy and will only heat up when the Big Ten and SEC square off in the first heavyweight games of the season Sept. 12. That\u2019s when No. 10 Oklahoma visits No. 16 Michigan and No. 1 Ohio State goes to No. 5 Texas. Both are rematches of games won by the home team last year \u2014 OU 24-13 and Ohio State 14-7.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>Longhorns, No. 1 in last year\u2019s preseason poll, look to bounce back<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The Longhorns entered the 2025 season at No. 1 after receiving 25 first-place votes \u2014 two more than No. 2 Penn State. But after a Week 1 loss to Ohio State, Texas found itself fighting upstream to maintain its top-ranked status. An October loss to a struggling Florida team didn\u2019t help either, knocking Texas out of the rankings altogether.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The Longhorns, despite gutting out a few impressive wins, ultimately fell short of the 12-team College Football Playoff after Georgia handed them a third loss.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Eyes will be on quarterback Arch Manning, who the Longhorns hope makes the expected jump from year one to year two as a full-time starter. Manning, a favorite for the Heisman Trophy this year, will have to lead a team facing plenty of expectations once again.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>Buckeyes are an early favorite<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s the first time the Buckeyes have topped the list since the 2015 preseason.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Ohio State ranked No. 1 in the AP Top 25 for the entire regular season last year, only dropping after a Big Ten Championship game defeat from Indiana. With a 12-1 record, Ohio State still earned the No. 2 seed and a first-round bye in the College Football Playoff. The Buckeyes ultimately went on to drop 24-14 to eventual runners-up, Miami, in the Cotton Bowl.Gallery<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>This season appears promising with quarterback and receiver duo Julian Sayin and Jeremiah Smith returning to the offense. Veteran defensive end Kenyatta Jackson Jr. is expected to anchor the defense. Notre Dame and Texas are tied for the second best odds at +650. Indiana (+800) and Oregon (+800) round out the top five.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=4004\">N.J. school athletic director charged in Bucks County with prowling outside young neighbor\u2019s window<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Penn State is one of eight Big Ten teams in the Top 25, just shy of the SEC, which is tops with nine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4009,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,50],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4010","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-college-sports","category-penn-state"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ohio State and Oregon are 1-2 in preseason Top 25 football poll; Penn State 18th - Corporate Movers USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=4010\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ohio State and Oregon are 1-2 in preseason Top 25 football poll; 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